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HANSARDScottish IndependenceMy Lords, does the Minister agree that one exemplar of the SNP’s capability in economic and industrial terms is shipbuilding? We have provided incredible orders on the Clyde and…07 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Security BillMy Lords, this legislation has been a long time coming. The ISC first recommended reform of the outdated Official Secrets Act almost 20 years ago, in 2004. In the intervening…06 Dec 2022HANSARDCounterterrorism: Martyn’s LawMy Lords, in 2009, I signed off a mass of work to do with security in crowded places. My right honourable friend was in a nearby office at the time and we increased the number of…23 Nov 2022HANSARDFleet Solid Support ShipsMy Lords, while I am always pathetically grateful when we get an order for some ships, there are some real risks here. How big is the workforce at Harland & Wolff at the moment?…22 Nov 2022HANSARDMissile Incident in PolandMy Lords, the war has now been raging in Ukraine for several months, and the danger of armed conflict is that you can get unplanned escalation. There have been a number of…17 Nov 2022HANSARDMissile Incident in PolandMy Lords, if the House will allow me to return to my previous question, we have been teetering on the brink of a possible world war. No one wants that to happen, but mistakes,…17 Nov 2022HANSARDStockton to Darlington Railway AnniversaryThe Minister has articulated very clearly how important the whole heritage scene is, particularly in the railway endeavour. Can I ask her—in her hat as Transport Minister—who is…11 Oct 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersTo ask His Majesty’s Government whether the Type 45 Power Improvement Project (1) is now going to plan, and (2) is producing results that surpass expectations.10 Oct 2022HANSARDDefence: Type 45 DestroyersMy Lords, I am delighted to ask the first Question about His Majesty’s ships in this new reign; I may possibly ask some more questions about them in future. I am delighted to hear…10 Oct 2022HANSARDRoyal Navy: F35BTo ask Her Majesty’s Government when the Royal Navy will be able to deploy a carrier with the full complement of 36 United Kingdom-owned F35B in its air wing.08 Sept 2022HANSARDRoyal Navy: F35BMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her Answer. I was very heavily involved in getting the aircraft carriers, and one of the bases for their size and scale was that they…08 Sept 2022HANSARDUkraineMy Lords, as an intelligence practitioner, to me it is quite clear that the vast majority of the information coming from the Russians and Ukraine is propaganda and untrue. Basing…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I support the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Moylan, which relates to resilience. We are very bad at spending money on resilience. The Treasury hates to…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]Well, yes, it hates to spend money full stop, but especially on resilience. Whether it is the loss of our GPS system and how we would counter that or PNT, there is a whole raft of…07 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy Bill [HL]My Lords, I stand to support the rather convoluted, as was stated, Amendment 5 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Moylan. Sadly, we have shied away from a national energy…05 Sept 2022HANSARDHer Majesty The Queen: “The Faithful”My Lords, does the Minister not agree that, in terms of recognition, building a national flagship is not actually what we should be doing? As far as I am aware, there has been no…18 Jul 2022HANSARDChinaTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they will take to respond to the long-term security challenges posed by China.14 Jul 2022HANSARDChinaMind you, we do need them—but that is a different issue. We will move on to the erosion of China’s “one country, two systems” policy towards Hong Kong, which is extremely…14 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy: Prices and SupplyMy Lords, nuclear is crucial to our future energy supply. Will there be an announcement before the House rises next Thursday about Sizewell C and all of the decisions that have…14 Jul 2022HANSARDChinaMy Lords, the Chinese threat and the actions we need to take to counter it have been brought to prominence by two recent events. First, in June, the declaration agreed at the NATO…14 Jul 2022